Masala Dal Tadka… obviously a north indian dal fry recipe made with garam masala, onion, ginger garlic and with a touch of my style…. 😆 a little coconut garnish! There are variety of ways you can make this dish… today we are going to see a simple home style dal made with Toor( pigeon pea)+ Chana dal (bengal gram)some coconut…
Vegetable Saagu is a coconut based gravy from Karnataka… more like our Vegetable kurma but with much more color and flavor, a great side dish for idli dosa poori or chapathi. This scrumptious recipe is adapted from Smithakalluraya ‘s blog was on my list for a long time and had a chance to try this last week for our lunch…
Noolkol Poriyal – i just love this humble veggie… they call it kohlrabi here and back home we call it knol khol…super markets here have them soooo fresh along with the leafy top…that you may want a take a bite right away! Well, there are quite a few ways to enjoy this veggie, easiest of all is to make a…
Era Keerai Poriyal – yes, you heard it! Prawns, you may have used in kuzhambu, varuval, curry, biryani…. making poriyal might sound unusual for many but is quite customary in our home to include it with all types of keerai… especially murungai keerai, mulai keerai, arai keerai, siru keerai or pasalai etc.. etc. Folks at home who hate greens will…
Easy South Indian Style Rasam recipe using Mint leaves!
Potato Masiyal aka Potato puttu is what we call at home… is an outstanding side for kara kuzhambu, meen kuzhambu or what ever puli kuzhambu. Just one simple side that needs no additional foody friends to decorate the plate. Whenever our saturday veg menu calls for kara kuzhambu this humble dish shows up on the side… you got to try…
Pineapple Rasam is more like a upgraded 😛 version of rasam served during special occasions or festive time. The highlight of this rasam is its flavored with fresh sweet pineapple paired with spicy milagu jeeragam (pepper, cumin) to give a spicy touch is soooo heart warming over pipping hot rice or even simply to drink it up! My version here…
Muttai Varuval has no limitations… infinite possibilities with just simple boiled eggs. These are quick spicy stir fry with colored peppers, boiled eggs and black pepper a lunch box favorite of mine that goes well with sambar, rasam or curd rice. You can even skip the capsicum and make it plain but little vibrant veggies it gets a colorful appeal…
Mushroom Capsicum Pepper Fry is something i make often at home… especially on veg days when you need something healthy, attractive, colorful and tasty too! 🙂 Hey… anything to make the folks at home eat those veggies is my motto and this is one such dish which everyone will eat with no complaints whatsoever! 😆 This will pair well with…
Malabar fish curry is typically a kerala style meen Kuzhambu… where the gravy is flavored with fresh coconut milk. This recipe of Sandhya @onesillymummy was in my mind ever since she posted on Instagram … Sandhya was kind enough to share the recipe with me and that’s it… all i had to do is make those fishes swim in it….